[DeTomaso] Rocky Mountain Rumble Memories

Thu Oct 6 15:23:23 EDT 2011

It sounds like fun, the same experience can be said of the 2011 Summer
Summit held last June in the mtns of NC, GA and TN.
I invite everyone to join us the first weekend of June in 2012 as we do it
all over, please pencil it in on your calendars now.  More details will
become available after the 2011 Holidays.  It will once again be a Friday
through Monday event.

Photos can be seen here.
https://picasaweb.google.com/MichaelSavGa/June4Dragon

I have been remiss is not editing the GoPro HD Videos and posting them, I
shall try to get that done sooner than later.

Michael Shortt

On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 3:10 PM, Peter Havlik <peterhavlik at me.com> wrote:

> The Rocky Mountain Rumble was, as far as I know, unique. While it
> encompassed the camaraderie and building of friendships that seems to be a
> feature of any event when De Tomaso owners get together, and while it was a
> tour through interesting scenery and places like many others, it stands out
> to me as the only event that combined these things with true GT driving. We
> were able to take some 15 Panteras and access remote and often empty winding
> mountain roads on which we encountered no radar traps or speed cameras. We
> were able to drive on these roads for days on end at a pace that truly
> tested our machines and our limits as drivers without endangering anyone
> else. To me, this is what owning an Italian GT sports car is about.
>
> Regrettably, there are few places remaining in the world where this is
> still possible. As populations grow, the Safety Nazis succeed in
> promulgating ever more Draconian speeding laws, and the choking of our roads
> with ever-increasing traffic effectively prevents our using our cars for the
> purpose for which they were designed.
>
> The RMR, therefore, may well have been the last gasp. Shortly afterward,
> British Columbia, the Canadian province in which it was held, passed a new
> law that allows the police to confiscate and sell the car of anyone caught
> driving more that 40 km/hr (25 mph) over the speed limit.
>
> By the time our children grow up, they will value our cars only as relics
> of a bygone age, much like we now view the horse. The cars may be taken out
> and exercised periodically, but only under very controlled and restricted
> circumstances. The absurd spectacle of our brothers in the UK being forced
> to mount a second set of mufflers on the back of their car before taking it
> out on the race track (which is the only remaining place in the entire
> country where the cars can be driven for a sustained period at anything more
> than a quarter throttle) gives us a preview of what awaits us all.
>
> It's all very sad to me, but it makes me cherish the RMR experience all the
> more. It was truly special, and I wish you all could have been there.
>
> - Peter
>
>
>
> Message: 28
> Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 22:17:06 +0200
> From: "CharlesMcCall" <charlesmccall at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Rocky Mountain Rumble Memories
> To: "'Will DeMelo'" <wdemelo at cogeco.ca>, <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Message-ID: <000701cc839b$c1e71c20$45b55460$@gmail.com>
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>
> Looking forward to reading it when the issue arrives.
>
> I'm not exaggerating when I say that the yearly Euro-trips to Le Mans, Spa,
> or somewhere else to spend a week with DeTomaso people is the highlight of
> my year.
>
> Ask my wife what I'm like for the week leading up to the trip - I barely
> sleep as I look at the clock to see how much time is left until the trip
> begins. All kidding aside, it is just like a 5-year-old on the countdown to
> Christmas...
>
> If you've never gone to Vegas/reno/?? or participated in the Rocky Mountain
> tour, or come to Le Mans Classic, or whatever, you are missing the best
> part
> of DeTomaso ownership. It costs money, yes. Your car may have a problem,
> yes
> (although it shouldn't!) It means taking time off from work, yes. But when
> I
> look back at the memories and high points of my life form the past 15
> years,
> the top 5 memories are all DeTomaso road trips. Don't wait until
> retirement,
> or until you have more money saved up, or whatever... life is about the
> journey!
>
> OK, back to your regularly scheduled program...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
> On
> Behalf Of Will DeMelo
> Sent: mi?rcoles, 05 de octubre de 2011 21:45
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Rocky Mountain Rumble Memories
>
> Be sure to read up on our RockyMountain Rumble that we took part in last
> year . It's in the latest issue of POCA. That was surely a highlight in my
> life.
>
> Good times.
>
> Will
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